Portugal's Pichardo Wins Men's Triple Jump Olympic Gold
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 05, 2021 | 09:00 AM
Tokyo, Aug 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Aug, 2021 ) :Portugal's Pedro Pichardo was crowned men's triple jump Olympic champion on Thursday, winning with a national record of 17.98 metres.
China's Zhu Yaming took silver with a personal best of 17.
57m and Hugues Zango won the bronze (17.47m) -- Burkina Faso's first ever Olympic medal.
Pichardo succeeds two-time Olympic champion Christian Taylor, who was unable to defend his title after rupturing his Achilles earlier this year.
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